by kenycm | Feb 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806) was a naturalist, mathematician, astronomer, and almanac author. He was born in the slave state of Maryland. Banneker was a dignified, generous scientist who expressed great character and intellect. He was never married. He was a gifted,...
by kenycm | Jan 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
During WWII, numerous brave women, including an African American entertainer from the United States, Josephine Baker, served and risked their lives to defeat the Nazis in Europe. Baker, in particular, stood out as she not only served but also became a spy and a...
by kenycm | Jan 16, 2025 | Uncategorized
St. Elmo Brady was born in 1884 in Louisville, Kentucky, and named after the hero in the novel St. Elmo, a popular novel of the 19th century that had sales only second to Uncle Tom’s Cabin. His grandfather, Joseph Brady, was born into slavery in Maryland in 1816, but...
by kenycm | Nov 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
We believe it is critical to research and share the Black heroes that make this country great. If you are a teacher, student, or currently looking at public school history books, you know about the criticism that Black history in American history books only covers...
by kenycm | Nov 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Chronicle of Heroes, Black Contributions to America, will be published in January 2025. Our resident poet, William Taylor, was so moved by the hundreds of vignettes and photos in the book that he wrote this copyrighted poem, Our Story, found at the end of the...
by kenycm | Oct 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
After Atlanta rose from the ashes of the Civil War, many formerly enslaved women migrated to Atlanta, seeking opportunities beyond sharecropping. By 1880, 98% of Atlanta’s Black women were domestic workers in the homes of former enslavers. Being a laundress was at the...
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